Title: channel 5 poker format Post by: bolt pp on January 26, 2006, 01:45:11 AM the blind structure of this tourney is appalling. everyweek the play descends into a series of coin flips.
with the antes so dissproportionate to the chips on the table no poker prowess comes to prominence and although this structure facilitates the traslation to tv it has such a bearing on the game its a joke Title: Re: channel 5 poker format Post by: SKIPPYSKIP on January 26, 2006, 01:52:50 AM I think you may find the blind format is not that bad and they only show the affecting situations like most shows
Title: Re: channel 5 poker format Post by: Colchester Kev on January 26, 2006, 01:53:02 AM TUMBLEWEED Title: Re: channel 5 poker format Post by: bolt pp on January 26, 2006, 02:01:36 AM i understand that those are the most commen situations to be shown on a televised event but the blinds start too high and force all ins to make exciting tv which disallows for any real poker to take place.
600'000 chips on table, still early doors with 5 guys left and the blinds are 7500/15000, tad large no? Title: Re: channel 5 poker format Post by: Ironside on January 26, 2006, 02:04:27 AM i understand that those are the most commen situations to be shown on a televised event but the blinds start too high and force all ins to make exciting tv which disallows for any real poker to take place. 600'000 chips on table, still early doors with 5 guys left and the blinds are 7500/15000, tad large no? hugeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Title: Re: channel 5 poker format Post by: Newmanseye on January 26, 2006, 02:05:37 AM i understand that those are the most commen situations to be shown on a televised event but the blinds start too high and force all ins to make exciting tv which disallows for any real poker to take place. 600'000 chips on table, still early doors with 5 guys left and the blinds are 7500/15000, tad large no? The blinds start at 1000/200 and everyone has a starting stack of 100K, so 50 big blinds is pretty decent stack to start with. Title: Re: channel 5 poker format Post by: RED-DOG on January 26, 2006, 02:08:13 AM Title: Re: channel 5 poker format Post by: Ironside on January 26, 2006, 02:12:40 AM i understand that those are the most commen situations to be shown on a televised event but the blinds start too high and force all ins to make exciting tv which disallows for any real poker to take place. 600'000 chips on table, still early doors with 5 guys left and the blinds are 7500/15000, tad large no? The blinds start at 1000/200 and everyone has a starting stack of 100K, so 50 big blinds is pretty decent stack to start with. 50 big blinds isnt huge is more than enough but they go straight to 2/4 after 30 minutes which means there is now very little play left and if no one goes out before the next level your already talking crapshoot Title: Re: channel 5 poker format Post by: Newmanseye on January 26, 2006, 02:15:51 AM I have played in clubs where the starting stack is 10 big blinds, 50 seems fine to me, but I would not refuse more.
Title: Re: channel 5 poker format Post by: mikkyT on January 26, 2006, 02:17:06 AM Sounds like a peanut butter jelly situation...
...with a baseball bat. Title: Re: channel 5 poker format Post by: Newmanseye on January 26, 2006, 02:18:49 AM Sounds like a peanut butter jelly situation... ...with a baseball bat. you have been inhaling the solvents again! Title: Re: channel 5 poker format Post by: Ironside on January 26, 2006, 02:24:18 AM I have played in clubs where the starting stack is 10 big blinds, 50 seems fine to me, but I would not refuse more. we all have but they are rebuys and the low starting stack is to encourage people to rebuy and build a pot for a freezeout such blind to stack ratios make for a crap shoot unless people loosen up and seeing as its on tv and everyone wants to get as much airtime as possible people are alot tighter than normal even jac arama and gus hansen Title: Re: channel 5 poker format Post by: bolt pp on January 26, 2006, 02:30:30 AM I have played in clubs where the starting stack is 10 big blinds, 50 seems fine to me, but I would not refuse more. we all have but they are rebuys and the low starting stack is to encourage people to rebuy and build a pot for a freezeout such blind to stack ratios make for a crap shoot unless people loosen up and seeing as its on tv and everyone wants to get as much airtime as possible people are alot tighter than normal even jac arama and gus hansen |